Line Honours for Carlo Alberini s Pendragon in the the Regata dei Tre Golfi by Rolex Capri Sailing Week 16 May 20:53 BST 10-17 May 2021
A memorable and unprecedented Tre Golfi regatta is currently under way, with weather conditions providing racing that is as fast as it is demanding. The weather forecast prior to yesterday s start proved to be correct, with competitors facing a long upwind leg against rough seas in order to round the natural mark of the island of Ponza.
A serious incident marked the early hours of this morning, when at 3 a.m. the Salona 37 Le Pelican, enrolled in the Tre Golfi in Class C as a participant in the ORC European Championship, disappeared from tracking screens. The conditions were particularly challenging, with two-metre waves, and we were sailing upwind on a port tack - commented a crew member who was on deck at the time of the accident - a result of a bad manoeuvre, in minutes we found ourselves in a critical situation with a carg